Matthew McAlister is a writer and photographer living in Brooklyn. He received his MFA from NYU and was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky.
Publications
- The House Next Door, Weird Lit Magazine — March ’26
Recognition
- 2025 Indiana Review Fiction Prize, Shortlisted: ‘Out of Little Sandy’ — January ’26
- Interview with Weird Lit Magazine — Forthcoming, March ’26
- KHN Center for the Arts Residency, Fiction — Forthcoming, May ’26

Instagram:
@crosbyfishingpond
Email:
matthewericmcalister@gmail.com